‘The Greatest Act of Optimism’: 10 Quotes About Teaching
From the moment students take their first hesitant steps into the kindergarten classroom, clutching their lunch bags and carrying pristine backpacks, teachers begin to introduce them to the possibilities of the world. In the years that follow, education forms a foundation, with more complex ideas layering over the basics as the children themselves grow and become more capable.
Study after study has shown that teachers are among the most important factors that influence student achievement. One extensive, longitudinal study followed students through several years of learning and determined that kids who spent one school year with a highly effective teacher continued to experience academic benefits even two years later in their education. But none of these statistics will sound like news to anyone who has been lucky enough to have a good teacher.
Teachers inspire. They create and nurture and encourage far beyond what the job description calls for, and in doing so, they instruct the young generation in much more than science, math, and literature. It’s not an exaggeration to say that teachers are shaping the world of tomorrow by educating the children of today. In honor of teachers everywhere, here are 10 quotes celebrating them and all they do.
